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sdd-guidelines
Spec-Driven Development framework for maintaining documentation integrity. Use when: creating specifications, verifying traceability, managing multi-agent work. Triggers: "sdd", "spec-driven", "foundation document", "requirements traceability" NOT for: prototypes, single-session work, trivial scope (<1 day), learning/exploration
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SDD Guidelines
Reference skill for SDD concepts and procedures. For full details: reference/guidelines-v4.4.md
Core Concept
Integrity = Every artifact can answer "Why do I exist?" and "Why this form?"
Foundation → Requirements → Design
↑ ↑ ↑
Identity Success Implementation
Criteria
Quick Reference
Artifacts (§1)
| Artifact | Purpose | Key Element |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | What this is | Identity Anchors |
| Requirements | What it must satisfy | @aligns-to links |
| Design | How to build it | @derives links |
Links (§2)
| Link | From → To | Required |
|---|---|---|
@aligns-to |
REQ → Foundation anchor | Yes |
@derives |
Design → REQ | Yes |
@rationale |
Any → Decision | If non-obvious |
@assumes |
Any → Assumption | When applicable |
Verification (§3)
| Type | Question | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | REQs serve Foundation? | Heuristics |
| Traceability | Design justified? | Link check |
| Consistency | No contradictions? | Mixed |
Status (§4)
draft → verified → obsolete
↓ ↓
blocked ←←←┘ (on change)
Path Convention
All depends_on and inherits paths are relative to project root (no leading slash).
# In packages/react-sample/spec/react-sample.requirements.md
depends_on:
- packages/react-sample/spec/[email protected]
inherits:
- spec/[email protected]
| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct |
|---|---|
../../spec/foundation.md |
spec/foundation.md |
/spec/foundation.md |
spec/foundation.md |
./react-sample.foundation.md |
packages/react-sample/spec/react-sample.foundation.md |
Instructions
| Task | Read | Key Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Start a project | §1.1 | Create Foundation with Identity Anchors |
| Add requirements | §1.2 | Write REQs, add @aligns-to for each |
| Write design | §1.3-1.4 | Add @derives, document decisions |
| Verify integrity | §3 | Run alignment → traceability checks |
| Track state | §4 | Status per item, handoffs, state file |
| Handle changes | §5 | Propagate: Foundation → REQs → Design |
| Fix broken state | §6 | Detect gaps, restore links |
| Scale to subsystems | §7 | Nested structure, inheritance rules |
| Track versions | §8 | MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, changelogs |
| Customize for project | §9 | Prefixes, ID formats, severity levels |
| Coordinate agents | §10 | Ownership, locking, escalation |
Subsystem Checklist
When creating a subsystem (package, module, etc.):
- Create Foundation first (
inherits:parent foundation) - Define subsystem-specific anchors
- Create Requirements (
depends_on:subsystem foundation) - Create Design later (
depends_on:subsystem requirements)
{project}/
├── spec/
│ └── foundation.md ← parent
└── packages/{name}/
└── spec/
├── {name}.foundation.md ← inherits parent
├── {name}.requirements.md ← depends_on foundation
└── {name}.design.md ← depends_on requirements
Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Why Wrong | Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements + Design in one doc | Artifacts are separate (§1) | Split into separate files |
| Subsystem without Foundation | Subsystems need identity (§7.2) | Create Foundation first |
@aligns-to in Design |
Design links to REQs, not anchors | Use @derives |
@derives in Requirements |
REQs link to anchors, not other REQs | Use @aligns-to |
| Implementation details in REQs | REQs are what, not how | Move to Design |
Relative paths in depends_on |
Fragile, breaks on move | Use project-root paths |
Resources
| Resource | Content |
|---|---|
| reference/guidelines-v4.4.md | Complete structural rules |
| reference/philosophy-v5.md | Why integrity matters |
| reference/examples.md | Concrete examples for each artifact |
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